Ajagba vs Cojanu

Who won Ajagba vs Cojanu?

Efe Ajagba beat Razvan Cojanu by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, March 7th, 2020, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adam Kownacki losing to Robert Helenius. Also on the undercard Frank Sanchez beat Joey Dawejko.

Ajagba vs Cojanu stats

Back in March 2020, Efe Ajagba stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Razvan Cojanu made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ajagba had a large advantage in power over Cojanu, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Cojanu's 53%.

Efe Ajagba was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Cojanu had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ajagba.

Both Efe Ajagba and Razvan Cojanu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ajagba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 4 months later than Cojanu, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Cojanu's 96.

Ajagba vs Cojanu form

Ajagba had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Iago Kiladze on December 21, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Toyota Arena, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ali Eren Demirezen on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michael Wallisch on April 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Amir Mansour on March 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had beaten Santino Turnbow on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Ajagba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Cojanu's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Ajagba vs Cojanu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ajagba vs Cojanu?

Ajagba vs Cojanu was broadcast on FOX in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Ajagba vs Cojanu?

Efe Ajagba was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Razvan Cojanu made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.